If it wasn't for this, Kerry would have gone in for another voluntary surgery to keep out of the public eye. The less the voters see of him, the better his chances. And he knows it.
You're not kidding. Just google 'kerry campaign' or "john Kerry" and look at the News section. There is a surprising amount of stuff that comes up that is critical of Kerry.
I agree.
His decision to stay out of the public eye during the Reagan memorials is to his advantage.
This week it is the passing of President Reagan but in actuality, his campaign revolves around his down time, any excuse will do, i.e., surgeries, vacations, his accidents or yet another staged photo-op in his latest "sports costume". He turns to sports to feed his ego and to pump up his self image as a tough guy. Ironically, out of the dozens of "impromptu" sports moments we've been bombarded with ad nauseum, almost all are individual events, he isn't a team player. Kerry has an air of entitlement but no feel for campaigning due in part to his arrogance but I believe he is in poor health and the endless stream of "jock" outtings is an attempt to deflect that impression.